From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 225 Everyone’s Expectation

Feng Zhengming served other dishes and saw Chen Anbang still staring at the steamer and even checking the time from time to time.

This scene made Feng Zhengming find it very interesting. He walked up and asked: "How was it? How long did it take to steam?"

Chen Anbang immediately replied: "It's not even ten minutes."

Feng Zhengming asked again: "How long did it take to steam?"

Chen Anbang glanced at his watch and said, "About six or seven minutes."

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "Okay, bring it out first."

Chen Anbang said immediately: "But it's not time yet."

Before Feng Zhengming could speak, Chen Anbang added: "Master Feng, you said it would take ten minutes to steam."

Feng Zhengming said seriously: "You need to be flexible when cooking."

As he said this, Feng Zhengming took down the steamer himself, opened the lid, took out a plate of cabbage rolls, and poured out all the steamed water and oil on the plate.

Then Feng Zhengming put the wok on the stove, put only a little oil in the wok, put the green onion and ginger slices into the wok and sauteed until fragrant.

After stir-frying until fragrant, add two tablespoons of clear soup to the pot.

Then season the soup.

Once the flavor of the soup is adjusted, remove the onions and ginger after boiling.

Feng Zhengming left the soup in the pot and began to thicken it.

Top with a slightly thicker glaze.

Then push the cabbage rolls set aside from the plate into the pot along the edge.

Simmer in the soup.

Let the flavor of the soup soak into the cabbage rolls.

When it was almost done, Feng Zhengming tapped the edge of the pot.

This knock was immediately heard by the senior brother.

Li Huidong quickly called on other people from the culinary association to look over.

At the same time, some people happened to pass by the food stall.

With almost no warning, Feng Zhengming suddenly made a huge turn.

Passers-by passing by the food stall were startled by the sudden huge turn of the spoon.

Several members of the Culinary Association were also shocked by the big turning spoon.

Feng Zhengming turns the spoon over, pours in some scallion oil, turns off the heat and takes out the pan.

Still pushing the cabbage rolls onto the plate along the edge of the pot.

He also put the walnuts prepared in advance on top of the cabbage rolls to garnish them.

After finishing it, Feng Zhengming heard a round of applause in front of the food stall before he could take the food to the table.

"Wonderful."

"It's so beautiful. What kind of dish is this?"

"Wow, you can actually see such beautiful dishes in a food stall."

"The food stall of the Feng Family Restaurant? Is this the Feng Family Restaurant?"

"I've heard for a long time that the owner of the Feng Family Restaurant is young and has great cooking skills. I've seen it today."

"Is that a big spoon just now? It's really awesome."

The crowd gathered in front of the food stall was talking a lot.

Feng Zhengming's sudden big turn just now really shocked everyone who passed by.

Everyone was really unprepared. They just passed by the stall and saw Feng Zhengming's huge spoon turn just now.

Many people were even shocked by Feng Zhengming.

But when I came back to my senses, I felt that I still had something to say.

I really want to watch the big turning spoon just now again.

"Master, can you do it again?"

"Yes, boss, please do it again."

"I didn't even see clearly just now."

"I just saw a flash in front of my eyes, and then I saw that you were about to get out of trouble."

"Boss, don't rush to take the blame. Come again and show us clearly."

Feng Zhengming was dumbfounded by onlookers: "I'm sorry, I'm a chef, not an acrobat. I have to serve the guests now, so I can't do it again."

After speaking, Feng Zhengming took the dishes and turned around to serve the dishes to the senior brother and the cooking association members.

Seeing Feng Zhengming turn around, the senior brother immediately applauded him.

"Okay, Zhengming, you are so good at turning the spoon."

Li Zhifeng and others also clapped their hands and applauded.

Zhang Liqiang said: "Junior Brother Feng is indeed a young talent among our chefs in Quancheng. I really didn't expect that you would dare to flip the spoon like this on the street."

Li Zhifeng said with a smile: "This is what makes a skilled person bold."

Feng Zhengming took the dishes and put them on the table.

"I didn't expect that much just now. It was just that my hands were a little itchy, so I came up a little bit before taking it out of the pot. I'm sorry that I made a few people laugh."

Li Huidong patted his junior brother on the shoulder and said, "Why do you laugh but not laugh? You are giving us a blow."

Feng Zhengming said: "How can I give you authority? Senior brothers, you are all the leaders of the cooking association. How can I dare to give you authority?"

Li Zhifeng continued to smile and said: "We are the leaders of the Culinary Association, Xiao Feng, you are also the leader, so there is no superior-subordinate relationship between us."

Zhang Liqiang said: "Seeing you, Junior Brother Feng, really seems to see us when we were young. Maybe we were not as good as you when we were young."

Feng Zhengming didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Senior Brother Zhang, this is too exaggerated. How could you be inferior to me when you were young?"

Feng Zhengming was still talking here, and the people watching outside the food stall began to come in one after another.

Chen Anbang hurriedly greeted some people who came into the food stall and asked them to sit down.

As soon as we sat down, someone said directly: "Boss, order us the same dish as before."

"Yes, we want a piece of that dish too."

"What kind of dish is that? Let's order one too."

In just a short time, the three tables of guests who came in all ordered the cabbage roll.

Feng Zhengming looked at the three tables of guests and could only explain: "This dish is grilled cabbage rolls. There is nothing special about it. Besides, if you all order it, I definitely can't dig into every plate."

Li Huidong immediately helped his junior brother recommend some dishes.

"If you order this braised cabbage roll, it must be paired with another dish."

After everyone looked at him, Li Huidong picked up the vinegar cabbage.

"It's this vinegar-boiled cabbage dish. Look, we're almost done with this plate. The vinegar-roasted cabbage is paired with grilled cabbage rolls, so we can use both the leaves and the vegetable stems of the cabbage."

The three tables of guests heard Li Huidong's recommendation and saw that the dishes on the plate in his hand were almost finished.

They ordered two dishes according to Li Huidong's recommendation.

"Okay, we want vinegar cabbage too." "Yes, yes, we want vinegar cabbage too."

"Then we'll also bring vinegared cabbage to our table."

After Feng Zhengming was recommended by his senior brother, he looked at the three tables of guests and said, "You three tables are ordering together. I only have two people here, so it may be a little slower to cook and you need to wait a little longer."

The three tables of guests didn't mind at all. They knew that they sat down together and ordered the dishes one by one.

"It doesn't matter, we are willing to wait."

Seeing that all the guests at the three tables were willing to wait, Feng Zhengming had no choice but to say something to his senior brother and the members of the cooking association, and then turned back to the stove to start preparations.

Chen Anbang was very good this time. He didn't need Feng Zhengming to speak and had already started to help prepare.

And just when Feng Zhengming and Chen Anbang were about to start.

Li Huidong came over, put on his apron, and said to Chen Anbang: "Anbang, go greet the guests and ask if they want any more dishes? I'm here to help."

Feng Zhengming saw his senior brother standing nearby, and he was not polite to him.

And soon, even Zhang Liqiang came over and put on an apron to help.

With the help of his senior brother and Zhang Liqiang, Feng Zhengming was able to cope with three tables of guests with ease.

Soon three tables of vinegared cabbage were served one after another.

The guests at the three tables were really surprised when they looked at the jealous cabbage in front of them.

"This is the first time I've seen it. Can the Cabbage Gang do something so beautiful?"

"This is really a dish made by the Baicai Gang."

"It smells delicious too."

"It's delicious to eat, crispy, and the vinegar flavor is not very sour. It's vinegary, salty, and sweet. It's really delicious. This dish."

"I didn't expect the Chinese cabbage to be so delicious."

Seeing that the three tables of guests were enjoying their meals, they all praised the vinegar cabbage for its deliciousness.

Li Zhifeng said with a smile: "This is our traditional Lao Shandong cuisine, but when Master Feng here made it, he made some adjustments to the taste. Do you feel it is less sour when you eat it? And it also has some sweetness. ? This is Master Xiao Feng’s seasoning, and the taste is very good."

After Li Zhifeng’s explanation, the three tables of guests really thought this dish was great.

Not long after, Feng Zhengming also prepared three tables of grilled cabbage rolls and served them.

And the other dishes they ordered were also served one after another.

After all the dishes for the three tables of guests were prepared, Feng Zhengming thanked his senior brother and Zhang Liqiang.

"Thank you for your hard work, two senior brothers."

Li Huidong smiled and said, "Why are you being polite to me?"

Zhang Liqiang wiped his hands and said: "You're welcome, I haven't cooked like this on the street for a long time. Today I want to thank you, Junior Brother Feng, for letting me enjoy it."

These words made both Feng Zhengming and Li Huidong laugh immediately.

The three tables of customers who were attracted by Feng Zhengming's big spoon turn were really full of praise after eating the dishes on the table.

“Delicious, really delicious, every dish is delicious.”

"This braised cabbage roll is really delicious. I didn't expect that Chinese cabbage can be so delicious. The most important thing is that it is so beautiful."

"Yeah, it's so beautiful. It's like a spring roll, but it tastes really good."

"It's stuffed with pork, shrimp, and some diced bamboo shoots. It's really delicious."

When Li Zhifeng heard the compliments from three tables of guests, he couldn't help but say: "Master Xiao Feng did not chop the pork and shrimp very finely, but retained some graininess, so that it will taste chewy. Pair it with diced winter bamboo shoots. It really tastes very good, right? "How many of you do you think?"

The guests at the three tables immediately nodded together to show that there was nothing wrong.

"You still know how to eat it. We just think it tastes good and we won't tell you."

"Yes, it's exactly what you said."

"This gentleman looks like he really knows how to eat."

President Li was praised and had a proud smile on his face.

Li Huidong and Zhang Liqiang returned to their table and sat down together.

Zhang Liqiang couldn't help but say: "President Li is really secretive and can tell the details of every dish. He is worthy of being our president."

Li Zhifeng waved his hand: "The president is nothing. I still admire Master Xiao Feng more. His skills are still on the rise. The key is that he is still so young. He will be better than us in the future."

Feng Zhengming cleaned up, walked over and said to President Li, "I'm embarrassed to have praised you so much tonight."

Li Zhifeng asked Feng Zhengming to sit down as well.

"Sit down, sit down, don't be embarrassed, we all really admire your craftsmanship, Xiao Feng."

Zhang Liqiang and several other people from the culinary association also nodded in agreement.

Li Huidong was very proud of his junior brother.

Li Zhifeng continued: "Your senior brother should have told you just now that we in Quancheng hope that you will serve as the representative of this young chef cooking exchange competition and become the pillar of our young chefs in Quancheng and support us in Quancheng." A piece of face for a young chef.”

Feng Zhengming hurriedly said: "President, in fact, I have just started teaching not long ago. Last time I was in Jubinyuan, they also let me go, and the younger generation of Taifeng Tower and Jufengde did not take action. I You really may not be better than them all.”

Zhang Liqiang said: "You don't have to be modest about this. We know very well whether you are great or not."

Li Zhifeng said: "This time you are asked to support the reputation of Quancheng's young chefs, which is also unanimously agreed by the senior chefs of Jubinyuan, Taifenglou and Jufengde."

Li Huidong added: "Master is also very optimistic about you."

Feng Zhengming could only say helplessly: "Everyone thinks so highly of me, it really puts a lot of pressure on me."

Li Zhifeng said: "Don't feel pressured, you have the strength, as long as you perform normally."

At this time, the customers at the next table probably understood the conversation between Feng Zhengming and the others, and several people also cheered and expressed their optimism about Feng Zhengming.

"Master Feng, your skills are definitely good."

"Yes, I think I can win the championship."

"That's definitely no problem. The province's young chef exchange competition, Master Feng, you should be the best young chef in our Quancheng."

"Master Feng, you can definitely win. Let the chefs in other places know that our Quancheng chefs have amazing cooking skills."

"Wow, boss, you, a street food stall owner, can win the first place among young chefs in the province. Then you can directly open a big restaurant. I guarantee that many people will go there to eat."

After hearing this, the guests at every table in the food stall immediately expressed that everyone was going to support Feng Zhengming when he opened a restaurant.

Feng Zhengming clasped his fists with everyone to express his gratitude.

"Thank you everyone. If you want to support, you can go to Fengjiagang Restaurant. The dishes at Fengjiagang Restaurant are guaranteed to be very good."

Someone immediately said: "I know, if you come to Quancheng, you have to eat a lot of meat. To eat a lot of meat, you have to go to the Feng Family Restaurant."

As soon as this jingle came out, everyone in the food stall couldn't help laughing.

Li Zhifeng smiled and said to Feng Zhengming: "Look, everyone supports you, and now you have become famous for your meat. Even outsiders know that the Feng family operates a restaurant, so what are you afraid of, Xiao Feng? You definitely don't question."

Feng Zhengming looked at President Li, and then at the other people who came tonight, including the senior brother.

Obviously, everyone has high expectations for him.

He really has regarded Feng Zhengming as the most powerful young chef in Quancheng.

Therefore, everyone in the Quancheng Cooking Association hopes that Feng Zhengming can enter the top three, and even hope that Feng Zhengming can win the first place in this exchange competition.

Faced with everyone's expectations, Feng Zhengming nodded and said seriously to Li Zhifeng: "I will do my best."

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